Tag: windows phone software

Certain things catch our eye when an email lands in the inbox. The word "free" is always a winner and AIM Productions have given us a mail saying just that. Easy SMS is a new app which gives a different interface into your texting world. Big fonts, ea...

o2 customers with the XDA Serra (aka HTC Touch Pro) can now download a patch to fix a GPS issue with the handset. The updatem which is available here, shouldn't need a full OS wipe so it should be good to directly install. Do let us know if …

We've mentioned the excellent iPlayer a few times here at Coolsmartphone.com. If you've got yourself a HTC Touch Diamond then this is the app you'll need. It'll let you browse and stream content from the BBC iPlayer service plus you can download progr...

Windows Mobile 6.5. We've been talking about it for some time and we're expecting a launch announcement in just a few days. Now we can see it in action on .... a really old PDA. Anyone remember the XDA II / SPV M2000 ? I'll bet Microsoft weren't …

Ever since we first saw Pointui Home we were massively impressed. It appeared just over a year ago and things have exploded since then. It's a completely new GUI for your Windows Mobile and their all-new site has just popped online. It's promising ......

Hey, got a HTC Touch Diamond direct from HTC? Come close. HTC have just released an update which includes several improvements and fixes. The fixes include ... 1. When you launch the Camera while the system is working on other programs, the preview s...

Last night a DJ saved my life, yeah. Now you can too, with DJ Party Mixer from Makayama. For just $12.99 (£8.92 / €9.95) you can compile and edito playlists and mix your MP3's in real time. Originally meant for the iPhone the strict rights manageme...

VITO Technology have just Winterface, AudioNotes, AstroNavigator, SMS-Chat, FunContact and Voice2Go to be compatible with the Samsung Omnia. Winterface is a great program launcher we've mentioned before, AudioNotes is a voice recorder and AstroNaviga...

Do you feel like the odd one out ? All your mates have got the iPhone but you decided to be different and go Windows Mobile. How about a tool which will let you stream your iTunes library direct to your phone? Like the sound of that? Read …

View the status of your Xbox friends using this - MyGamerTags. Windows Mobile users can see who's online along with the GamerPic, scores and what they're playing. It's available as a trial version which will restrict you to viewing two Xbox Gamer Tags...

So, how's the progress on getting Android working on Windows Mobile? Well, I had it working to some degree on my phone some 9 months ago, but since then things have moved on at quite a pace. It's now working on the HTC Diamond and there's a dedicated …

At times it feels like everyone is talking about the iPhone. We still get iPhone news releases daily and today it's some software called AniWeather. This is a weather application for your iPhone with a 3D interface and, before you think I'm crazy for ...

Spotted over at MoDaCo is Token2Shell SSH. Whilst this might not be for everyone, it's certainly extremely interesting for any Linux gurus out there. It's an SSH / Telnet client for Windows Mobile and right now you can get the Release Candidate for te...

Flexilis is a new company made up of security researchers, software developers and mobile technology fanatics. They want to help make the mobile world a safe place to work and play and the result is a new application which will keep your device and da...

Tom Ranson has just stumbled across the DivX Mobile Player for Windows Mobile handsets. We don't seem to have covered this, so get downloading if you've got some DivX movies burning a hole in your data card. The player is currently free and has a stac...

I'll let you into a little secret. Installing stuff on your Windows Mobile handset can be a little complicated. Sometimes you get a CAB file, and that needs copying to your phone and running to start the installer. Sometimes you have an exe, but that ...

Christmas is a time for family, but if your entire family can't be there qik could come to your rescue. They have just announced support for 20 new phones, including the Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro, Touch HD and Motorola Q to name just a few. It'll a...

Regular readers may remember the Slingbox and SlingPlayer review we did some time back. We loved the system and wanted to keep it but the fiends at the PR company managed to grab it back. Damn. Today Sling Media have released updated versions of Sling...

You've seen Winterface mentioned here before and it's certainly proving popular. Johnny De'Silva has sent in some shots of the i-Mate version. Called "i-Mate Go" it's the usual finger-friendly idea with quick and simple access into your stuff. The i-M...

Tom Harvey has been onto us about Trinket Software. He's spotted their cool applications which include No Calls, PowerSMS and Fake Call. You can try the software or buy for $9.99 (£6.70), except for Fake Call, which is $4.95 (£3.33). No Calls will...

couple of days now and I want to thank everyone who's emailed in about it. Microsoft has launched their first ever iPhone application, called Seadragon. It lets iPhone users look at high resolution pictures and zoom in on them easily over the net. Wh...

Here's another GUI for you in the shape of Touch Shell. We've mentioned this a little before, but now there's a completely free version too. The customizable user interface is based on the original Touch Commander with enhanced 3D effects to bring an ...

It's been a while since we saw WebCamera Plus. It's a fantastic bit of software that turns your phone into a mobile webcam for your PC. Connecting over WiFi, ActiveSync, 3G, Bluetooth or GPRS / EDGE it'll let you go almost anywhere with your webcam! T...

We've been banging on about PointUI Home for ages now. It started off as a free user interface for your phone and has since been given added functionality and settings. Now there's a complete overhaul in the form of Pointui Home 2. There's applets, fa...

Handango currently have a sale on to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas. Just visit their site and each day click the link for a new deal. Today there's $5 off when you spend $20 - just enter the voucher code shown to take advantage of the deal …

Owners of newer handsets like the HTC Touch HD will already have something like this, but now you can get it too. TouchResponse is a free program which will vibrate your device when you touch the screen. It's a way to get a tactile feedback to your de...

Bored of the existing texting system on your Windows Mobile ? Try A.SMS instead. It's ideal for the regular texter and includes new functions and displays. This product page shows the difference between the existing Windows Mobile messaging system and...

Got Google Mobile maps on your device? If you've got the HTC Touch Pro, Diamond or the HD then the chances are it'll be included in the programs list. If not, download it now from google.com/gmm direct from your device. If you've already got it, now's...

O2 have posted an update for the chunky XDA Mantle (aka the HTC P6500 we reviewed a while back). It brings Windows Mobile 6.1 - it shipped with Windows Mobile 6 Pro. There's the usual warnings here - backup your data, ensure your battery is charged a...

Vodafone have just upped an update for the HTC Touch Diamond. If you've bought yours from Voda UK then this is the link for you. What's in the update? Well, Vodafone say, "Updating the software (firmware) will usually give you improved performance and...

I'm sure we've all seen children with mobile phones. Some of you may have had heated debates about whether it melts their brains or if it's just a great way to check that they're safe. GPS.SOS! is a new program for your loved ones and, with one press …

The Skyfire browser is now more widely available with those in the US, Canada, and UK getting special attention. I've had quite a few mails about this, some saying, "It's as buggy as hell" and some saying, "It's the best thing since beer was invented"...

Elecont Weather has just been updated and now includes severe weather updates. Now, in the USA a severe weather warning is probably something like a hurricane, in the UK I'm assuming it's more than two snowflakes. ;) There's also a new 10-day worldwid...

The the new version of Winterface has just been announced. 1.2 brings bug fixes and extra features including automatic start on reboot, Bluetooth switch, enhanced battery status, favourites and orientation switch with the navigation pad. You also get ...

Bear with me if this gets a little garbled, I've just had 6 cups of coffee and anything could happen :) This is txtForward from Electronic Pocket. It's a simple idea - forward every text message you receive to any email address you specify. It's a goo...

The Samsung Omnia i900 appears to have been updated recently with this vanilla update and this Vodafone one. The 109MB file brings more stability and something called "Rich Internet", there's an app-store too (COUGH iPhone COUGH!). The updater will ...

A few weeks back you may have seen this post on MoDaCo showing the HTC TouchFLO 3D system running on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Now someone has managed to do the opposite, running the Panels interface from the X1 on the HTC Touch HD. The proof of …

Are you looking for a way to captured data and send it back to your company in real-time? Try Orange Mobile Forms. It uses a simple drag and drop system to design your form on the web, so there's no coding needed. Data is transmitted securely and you …

The other day I published lots of videos showing the HTC Touch HD in action. Today there's another video showing the GPS and camera application. Now, I also mentioned in a previous video how good it would be if the screen rotated in every app - not ju...

Sure, Flash Lite has been available for a while now, but most Windows Mobile owners will just want Flash to work while browsing. The full player - Flash Player 10 - got showed off at the Adobe Max conference. CTO Kevin Lynch showed a Windows Mobile ha...